DP CHUNG Chung-hoon to Shoot STAR WARS: OBI-WAN KENOBI

Celebrated cinematographer CHUNG Chung-hoon, who has long been known as the visual stylist behind most of Director PARK Chan-wook’s films, from Old Boy (2003) to The Handmaiden (2016), has been hired as the director of photography for the upcoming Disney+ seri...

CHUNG Chung-hoon to Lens Next Edgar WRIGHT Film

CHUNG Chung-hoon, the world-famous cinematographer who made his name by serving as the director of photography for most of director PARK Chan-wook’s defining works, has signed on to shoot the upcoming psychological horror Last Night in Soho, the next film of d...

PARK Chan-wook’s THE LITTLE DRUMMER GIRL Wraps Up Production in Greece

World-renowned director PARK Chan-wook has reportedly completed production on his highly-anticipated John LE CARRÉ adaptation The Little Drummer Girl. The six-episode production, a joint venture between British broadcaster BBC, American cable network AMC and T...

Michael Shannon & Alexander Skarsgård Join PARK Chan-wook BBC Series

PARK Chan-wook’s first foray into scripted television is nearing its production start date and has added Hollywood stars Michael Shannon and Alexander Skarsgård, who join previously announced lead Florence Pugh. The Little Drummer Girl is a six-part adaptation...

PARK Chan-wook to Adapt Le Carré’s THE LITTLE DRUMMER GIRL for BBC

Master filmmaker PARK Chan-wook has signed on to direct the BBC miniseries The Little Drummer Girl, which will be his second English-language project. The six-part series is based on John le Carré’s 1983 novel of the same name. PARK has partnered with The Ink ...

KIM Ki-duk, CHUNG Chung-hoon Join Academy Membership

Three prominent Korean film figures have been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) among this year’s record group of 774 new members. Indie filmmaker KIM Ki-duk, cinematographer and frequent PARK Chan-wook collaborator CHUNG ...

Early Sitges Picks Favor Korean Genre Films

THE WAILING, THE TUNNEL, THE HANDMAIDEN, TRAIN TO BUSAN Headed to Catalonia In the lead up to October 7th, the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia has begun to trickle out portions of the program of its 49th edition. In what has been a s...

PARK Chan-wook Returns to Cannes Competition with THE HANDMAIDEN

GOKSUNG, TRAIN TO BUSAN Fill Out Korean Genre Trio in Official Selection Seven years after Thirst, PARK Chan-wook will return to the main competition of the Cannes Film Festival next month with his con artist thriller The Handmaiden. Also invited to screen on...

Marrakech Stages PARK Chan-wook Tribute

Genre Auteur to Give Masterclass in Morocco Top Korean director PARK Chan-wook will journey to Morocco next week, where the Marrakesh International Film Festival will be a staging a tribute to the genre auteur during its 15th edition which kicks off on Decemb...

PARK Chan-wook Wraps Production on THE HANDMAID

Stills Released for 2016 Colonial Era Thriller Surely one of next year’s most anticipated films, PARK Chan-wook’s next title The Handmaid completed production on Halloween last Saturday. Following the start of production on June 15th, the project underwent al...